The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

"A FARMER uTOFo IAtO CHdTiObtt, bllcl., The
other day with load of &c, 100 eggs
THE first idea of electricity was given by the
friction of two globes of quicksilver in the year
1917.
THREE NEW MOUTHS, or blow holes, have ap-
peared in the side of the volcano Cehoruco in
Jalisco, Mex.
HUTCHINSON, KAN, has man of many occu-
pations. He is a real estate man, professional
burglar and sings in d church choir.
EIGHT CARS for the State railroad of Chill are
being about finished in Springfield Mass,
establishment They are drawing room
coaches, luxuriously fitted, and will cost SIP,
600 each.
PETER MCINTYRE a sprinter of San Francisco,
was badly burned in a fire at Central Park last
May. One hundred and sixty friends volun-
teered skin for grating purposes. Mcintyre is
getting we'll
THE people of Siberia buy their milk frozen,
and for convenience it is allowed to freeze about
a stick, which comes as handle to carry it by.
The mlkman may leave one chunk or two
Chunks as the case may be, at the house of his
customers.
PUGET SOUND fishermen bave organized a
branch of the Columbia River Fishermen S
Union at Seattle There were thirty-five In
dianS twenty-three Greeks and Italians, and
one Chinaman who wished to join, and all were
admitted except the latter.
Young MEN clad in the garments formerly
worn by students have been numerous in the
streets of Osaka, Japan, lately They lecture in
out-of-the-way corners, and even crowded
streets when no constableS are at hand upon
political subjects, and frequently urge the doc
trlne that official salaries are the e-blood of
the people,"
A SUIT over rooster that cost the defeated
party $500, was decided at Hackensack, N. j.,
oh,
both butchers, James Stuart accused John
May, Jr OF killing a valuable gamecock owned
by stuart. Stuart lost the case, but declares he
will appeal If he does another $500 will be
added to the cost of the dead rooster
WITH the aid of science even the desert of the
Sahara is becoming nhabitable and colonization
is encouraged. The Lower Sahara is an i'm
mense basin of artesian waters, and the French
are forming fresh GASES with skill and success
so that the number of cultivated tracts is in
creasing rapidly. After period of thirty years.
forty-three oasds have 1900 inhabitants, 120-
900 trees between one and seven years old, and
100000 fruit trees
A FARMER in Hamilton, Van Buren, county,
Mich, is the owner of pig which does duty
about the premises as a night Waterman. 1t
spends Its time in patrolling the barn and door
yards at night and thievery has been unknown
since 1t began its vigilS. 1t does not hesitate to
attack stranger, and even succeeded in put
ting lot of neighbors to flight as they were
making descent upon the house III the shape
OF surprise party the other evening.
THE kingdom of Saxony is richer in railroads
than any other CT nan State, containing 1865
metres of track on every square kilometre of
ground, as against "a in Prussia. 81 in Bavaria
"a in Wurtemberg, SO in Baden, 100 in Hesse
1O5 in e-Altenburg, 106 in Anhalt, 80 in Sake
WeImar, etc. SaXony enjoys also the distinc
ton of being the most saving of all German
countries, 40 out of every 100 inhabitants being
depositors In savings banks. In Prussia the
proportion is IA in 100, in Bavaria 8 in 100.
WORK on the tunnel under the Hudson, which
is to connect New York and Jersey City, is pro-
crossing slowly. Want of funds has prevented
its completion at the anticipated date, but it is
constantly increasing its length, and the meet
ing OF the sections seventy feet beneath the sur
lace OF the river is sure to be accomplished in
the not very remote future. Two tunnels are
in fact being constructed side by side, one of
which has been extended a distance of 2100
feet, the other $50 feet. The daily average of
progress made at a heading is 31s feet.
THE Burnet and Palace Hotels of Cincinnati
were cleverly swindled out of considerable
money few days ago. The swindler' S ruse was
to call up the clerks of these hotels by tele-
phone, and by feigning the voices of prominent
poarders, request the. payment upon what
seemed TO be express packages sent in by
messenger boy In every case the money was
paid without hesitation. Some of the other
hotels declined to advance the alleged charges
but held the bundles, which, upon being opened.
contained nothing but SawdusL and other rub-
bish.
THE Oroville Mercury vouches for the follow
ing: Charles Sadowski has a curiosity in the
shape of half-grown lemon. 1t was picked by
one of his little children from tree in his yard
on Pine street. The lemon almost perfectly
represents q hand with ball incosed ia it. The
thumb aud index finger look very natural and
protrlde free from the imaginary ball. while the
three fingers " in
the palm of the hand, which tapers gracefully
into an almost perfect wrist. At first sight one
would believe that the whole had been nodded
in wax
ADULTERATIoN of -four by means of potato
-four may be detected by means of acids. Take
spoonful and pour upon it little nitric acid;
if the flour be of wheat 1t will change to an
orange yellow; if wholly of potato flour the
color would not be altered, but the flour formed
into tenacious jelly; if, therefore. the -four be
adulterated with potato flour, it will not be diff
ficult to decide. Again, take spoonful of the
flour ard pour upon it a little muriatc acid; if
the -four De of pure wheat it will be changed to
a deep violet color, without odor; but if potato
flour be mixed in it, it will then have an odor
like that of rushes.
A MAN of Fort Mcdowell, Ari.. found hollow
stone 315 inches in diameter. On breaking it
he found a frogs skeleton. Shortly afterward
he found some birds carrying mud to O cliff and
depositing it in holes that they had dug in the
side of the cliff. He went to the TOP of the
cliff and climbed down to one of the holes ex-
pecting to fLd the nest of the peculiar bird
but instead he found a gobular stone contain
ing a decayed lizard. He found thousands of
insects intombed alive in the banks. Why they
put the animals in the balls is mystery for
after the mud dries it is so hard that it requires
considerable force to break them.
A REGULAR gang of manufacturers of spuri-
Gus archaeological articles has recently been con-
victed in the Canton of Neufchatel whose
scholars had long complained of the frauds
practiced on hunters for relics of pe-dwellings
One of the accused had Invented the horn
age for the benefit of an enthusiastic ANTIGUA
rian, and dug out for him a number of skill
fully prepared articles of horn. Another fraud
consisted in forging the signature of the Cura-
tor of the Archaeological Museum of Neuf-
chatel and testifying thereby to the genuine
ness of q shield. The forgers were sentenced to
terms of imprisonment varying from two days
to half year.
A RESIDENT of Plymouth, Mass, protects his
grapevnes from thieves in novel manner.
The supports are of wood, but the cross pieces
are of wires insulated from the ground and con-
nected with an induction coil capable of deliy-
ering heavy spark through an inch of air
The other pole oil the coil is connected with the
ground. SIX good-slzed bichromate of potash
cells furnish electronotive force for the coil
Short wires hanging among the vines are Sc
cured TO the large wires, and when any one
monkeys with the grapevine while the bat
terry Is connected the neighborhood is apt to
hear from him. IL works every time and no one
comes for second dose.
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